Wide-Open Spaces: Schooling in Rural America Today

Autor/inn/en	Robson, Kelly; Burgoyne-Allen, Phillip; Squire, Juliet; Schulz, Jeff
Institution	Bellwether Education Partners
Titel	Wide-Open Spaces: Schooling in Rural America Today
Quelle	(2019), (49 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Rural Areas; Rural Schools; Elementary Secondary Education; Barriers; Poverty; Low Income Groups; Educational Attainment; Enrollment Trends; Human Capital; Transportation; Educational Policy; Access to Health Care; Social Problems; Substance Abuse; Minority Groups; Community Role; Rural Urban Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Children; Housing; Employment Level; Internet; Food; Geographic Regions; Social Capital; Public Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Rural areas; School; Schools; Schule; Schulen; Armut; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Humankapital; Verkehrswesen; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Ethnische Minderheit; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Child; Kind; Kinder; Unterkunft; Beschäftigungsgrad; Lebensmittel; Sozialkapital; Public school; Öffentliche Schule
Abstract	Fourteen percent of the nation's population lives in rural communities, and one in five K-12 students attends a rural school. This is a substantial portion of the population, but it's far too often overlooked by education analysts, advocates, and policymakers. Rural communities tend to face some persistent challenges, including higher rates of poverty, lower median household incomes, and lower rates of educational attainment compared to urban areas. The schools serving these rural communities often struggle with declining enrollment, high rates of child poverty, low economies of scale, and a lack of human capital and adequate transportation. Education policy and practice in rural communities must take into account broader community factors, such as limited economic opportunity, poor access to healthcare, and social challenges, like drug addiction. Moreover, rural communities are incredibly diverse, both economically and racially. Some of the country's most impoverished areas are communities with significant minority populations in the rural South, along the U.S.-Mexico border, and on Native American reservations throughout the West. Those focused on improving outcomes for low-income and minority students simply cannot continue to overlook rural America. The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the state of rural communities and schools. It aims to equip advocates, decision-makers, and other stakeholders with a shared understanding of rural education to generate a more accurate and nuanced policy response. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Bellwether Education Partners. e-mail: contactus@bellwethereducation.org; Web site: http://bellwethereducation.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01